Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Nat Rev Immunol. 2011 Aug 26;11(10):636-7. doi: 10.1038/nri3061.
For several decades the intestinal microbiota was mainly studied by those investigating infections and diseases associated with gut health, usually from a microbiology point of view. In the past few years, however, it has become apparent that the intestinal microbiota has widespread implications in the field of immunology, and researchers are being compelled to explain how the microbiota contributes to and/or affects their studies.
几十年来，肠道微生物群主要由研究与肠道健康相关的感染和疾病的人员进行研究，通常从微生物学的角度进行研究。然而，在过去的几年中，肠道微生物群在免疫学领域具有广泛的影响已经变得明显，研究人员被迫解释微生物群如何有助于和/或影响他们的研究。
